oh my god

[capitu]

So, new LJ Terms of service be like:

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I can't help to think this is going to be us interacting with people from other platforms. LOL

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[kikimay]

*hugs*

I already imported everything on DW, just to be on the safe side of things. I would hate to miss the HP community, now that I've found it.

[capitu]

I know. *hug* That's all we can do for now, back up our stuff at DW or other platforms and wait. I don't know (hope?) if anything is actually going to happen, but it's difficult for a community as big as Harry Potter at LJ just loses touch and fractures. It won't happen. <3

[my_thestral]

It does look a bit inquisitorial with their "yield or be annihilated" policy, but I'm sure they won't just let a good service rot - and even if they do, we've got other options. I have to look you up on dreamwidth, if I'm slowly to move to that domain, I want to be friends all over the Internet with you!! :) *is harder to get rid of than lice and knows it* *sheepish grin* See you there, sometime?

[capitu]

Oh my god, I know! I have these accounts and I don't actually use them. I am starting to get into the habit of crossposting my drarry recs (which is the content I'm most worried about losing) but personal stuff, yeah no. :/

The important thing is for communities to back up, the rest of us will find out way, if something happens, which I'm hoping it won't, really. LJ has made us freak out before and so few times something has actually happened. But just to be safe, oh my god, go and create an account at DW!!!!!

[my_thestral]

I got one, since the first panic hit, it's just terribly un-updated and I'd probably have to manually transfer some of the posts there, but I'll probably just do it for my stories, I'm none too concerned if my personal stuff falls into the abyss. I have to look up the password and friend you! *goes to dig right now* You're super important, I wouldn't know what to do with the little beacon you in the shadows of the new platform! :D

[capitu]

Oh, I just found you! *clings so hard it's embarrassing*

There's an automatic way to upload all your LJ to DW, it's actually rather simple-the best thing about that is that it also saves the comments, the bad thing is that you can't edit those posts. So pros and cons.

[sempreme123]

My biggest concern is about communities.
I joined HP communities on LJ not long ago, and I can say I'm addicted already.
My journal is mostly something formal I have to use for signing up to fests, commenting, and such, because HP communities still are on LJ. I'm definitely going to create a DW account just to be sure, but.
I'm quite anxious about communities, because HP fandom is still mostly active on here, and I'm not sure everyone is aware of the /scary/ news already...
I think that, in order to prevent nasty things from happening, every community should create a DW safe account too...
Like you said, we're still not sure where things are going to get us, but, since the content we mostly discuss about on LJ is LGBTQ+ friendly, we should be prepared.
HP communities are beautiful, and we don't want to lose them at all, do we?

[capitu]

I relate to so much of what you've said. It's scary to think of a move because you think of all the stuff that might/could be lost, people who might not make the transition, or just a fandom that is fractured, but I like to think ultimately we'll be fine. I know communities have already started importing the content, maybe not posting just yet, or starting to consider cross posting their fests, but 90% of the fests already post to AO3, so that fic won't be lost. With art is a bit trickier, but we will find a way. Maybe new communities, people stepping up to create active fests at DW, if a move even happens. As far as I've read, the TOS are not that much different, what feels different is the environment. Fandom, as you said, is incredibly LGBTQ friendly and positive, and LJ might stop feeling that way. Change is a pain in the patella, but when change is for the better, might as well have faith it will be for the better, no? :)

<3

[lordhellebore]

We will be fine. And this seems to be just one more nail in LJ's coffin.

[capitu]

Yeah. LJ is sucking the big one lately. :/

[anemonen]

God, yeah this gave me a bit of a scare today too! And like, is it just that one can risk getting deleted, or will we get put on some scary Russian enemy of the state list so we should delete entirely just to be safe? I'm just being a bit paranoid since Russia is my neighbour country after all lmao. Well, if push comes to shove we'll have other options I guess. I'm not very familiar with dw and not at all with ij, but whatever happens I hope we'll manage a collective move without fandom as we know it falling apart :(

[capitu]

I'm so unfamiliar with DW. All I do is basically crosspost (recs, and the daily-snitch post) but I don't know how to much else. Then again, aside from learning how to use a DW cut... do we need to know more? lol

LIke I said, we will we fine, if there's a move, everybody eventually is going to hear, it's good having an account there, keeping it active, start learning how to use it. Several comms have already back up at DW, they might not start crossposting, but content is safe, and after all, as Torino and LQ were saying, DW is much more fandom and LGBTQ friendly. This doesn't have to be a bad thing if it happens. *hug*